News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
MYSTERIES OF A DAY.
NOTABLE EVENTS REPORTED
IN THE PAPERS.
The PIumber-Aftcr a WiIdcat-Eat-
ing Paper-City Life-Afraid to
Go Home-Bclieyes He Entered
Heaven, etc, etc.

home, his two little girls, the eldest ten
years of age, espied a large wildcat
providing around in close proximity to
the barn. They, with two small dogs,
gave chase, the eldest girl armed, not
with a broom, but blacksnake. The
wildcat ran to the mountains, about 100
rods away, took o position on large
boulder and waited for the attacking
force The little girls took in the situa-
ton, pulled the dogs ears and cried
''sic," and the battle began. The little
girls stood by, pelting the cat, dogs and
surrounding boulders with such stones
as they could pull up, and using the
blacksnake continuously. Our CORE
spondent is of the opinion that the
blacksnake did the business, rs in look
ing back to his boyhood days he has a
vivid recollection of the effect of one in
particular. The little girls then drag
ged their victim home, very much
fatigued and hardly knowing what it
was. They certainly did not know what
risk they had taken.
A NINE-YEAR-oLD Eagleville, Conn.
boy was belated at Coventry, several
miles from his home, the other night,
uIltl, pCIllS dlIbll " SO lOlle LII tllt
dark, put his Yankee wits to work.
Pretty soon doctor of the place was
informed by a small boy that a we'll
known citizen of Eagleville was very
i'll with typhoid fever, and wanted him
to come to him Immediately. The doc
tor said he'd go after supper, and asked
the lad to join him at the table. The
boy did SO, and soon after was snugly
tucked by the side of the doctor in his
carriage and rolling homeward. When
they arrived at the house of the alleged
sick man the boy scrambled out, and
the Doctor followed and knocked at the
door. The citizen himself, in usual
health, opened it. He hadn't been sick,
and hadn't sent for the doctor. Then
they looked for the boy. They couldn't
find him. He had had his supper
and ride home, and was well out of the
way.
A Boston newspaper man says that
the reckless and ignorant way in which
country girls sling themselves into the
vortex of city life is remarkable as start
ling, One girl who reached Boston
without cent, being asked what she
expected to do, said: 81 don't know;
but [ supposed there might be some no.
tel near the station where [ could go,
and they would take me in and let me
work for my board until I got place. -
Another, showing fifty cents, all the
money she had, said: "There, that's all
the money have got; do you suppose
there is any house in Boston where [
can stay the night for that? [ suppose
l am sure to get work tomorrow. 9th
ers have said: sob, we were going to
ask someone at the station what we had
better do" 1t is proposed to establish
a society to protect such foolish young
women.
THERE has just been entered as a stu
dent in one of the great colleges of this
city, says New Orleans paper, young
lad whose education is to be paid for by
the proceeds of the labor of a heroine
This boy comes from the country, and
when the mother wrote to enter him at
college she said in her letter: cat last [
can give my boy the blessed privileges of
education. The money has been hardly
earned. l earned every penny of it by
working in the cotton fields picking cot
ton" Before the war this Spartan
mother was a great lady. She owned
many slaves and rode in carriages and
had box at the opera, with jewels and
fine gowns, plenty. To-day she walks
down the cotton fields that once were
hers, and patiently picks off the fleece,
for which she is paid for picking so
much a pound.
b. A. BARTLETT, of Randolph, n. Y,
is n remarkable rifiemnn In a recent
exhibition OF MS skitf he IS said TO hive
hit a common white bean at a distance
of twenty -five yards, holding his rifle in
various positions. He also hit postal
card that was set up edgewise. Using
32-caibre ball, he shot through a 81
calibre pistol barrel, the bullet splitting
on knife blade on the further end of
the revolver barrel, and each half of the
bullet breaking an egg. He ignited q
parlor match held by person at the
target stand, knocked tile ashes from
cigars, and concluded by shooting a
bean from the nose of a friend, who had
sufficient confidence in his skill to per-
NIT the attempt. All these remarkable
shots are vouched for by reputable wit
nesses.
THERE is a young lady of Boston who
is very much addicted to eating paper.
Every clean speck of this article that
comes in her way is Immediately put in
mouth. She happened to be in count
ing-room the other day, and after she
had departed the gentleman missed a
check that he had made out that morn
ing and laid upon his desk. It was
sought for high and low, but could not
be found. and, finally, as last resort
q messenger was sent to the fair caller
to ask if she had seen it. She returned
answer as follows: Dear Mr.. Blank:
There was nice, smooth, shiny piece
OF paper in front of me in your Office
and [ ate it. Could it have been that 2"
The payment of the check YVES stopped.
though this proceeding was deemed I'M
necessary.
A PROFESSIONAL pail bearer has been
discovered in Philadelphia. He is an
ex-carpenter, who once, when out of a
job, was asked to be pail bearer at a
funeral of an entire stranger He ac-
cepted, and was paid literally. He saw
a business in it, bought decent suit of
black, reads the obituary notices in Mr..
Child's Ledger, and goes to funerals.
He finds his services most in demand
at the funerals of very old persons who
have outlived their companions; and if
the dead person happens to be an I'M
married woman past middle life, then
he IS always certain of job. He says
that he averages two funerals a day and
makes living out of it.
1T is well said that one-half the world
does not know how the other half lives.
Here where pine and poplar are used
for signs, comparatively few are aware
that mahogany is the kind of wood
largely used for that purpose in Eng
land. A lumberman from Bradford,
who not long ago visited America,
stated that such was the case. When
redwood was introduced into England
this gentlemen thought at first blush
that the lumber was so clear and wide it
would be excellent for signs. It was
tried, but for some reason it did not
come up to the Englishmen' idea of
eternal durability, and mahogany was
again resorted to.
The SHIPMENT Of oranges from Flor
ida to the Northern markets has begun.
1t is saying among orange growers in
that State that an orange is not ripe
until some time after it is yellow, and
few persons there except Northerners
eat oranges until after Christmas.
Oranges that ripen in the tree have a
spicy flavor that those picked as soon
us they are yellow do not have. Some
of the later varieties do not reach their
prime before the middle or last of April.
Nearly all of the fruit sold in the market
for Florida oranges early i'll the season
comes from Jamaica.
A PLUMBER was sent to the house of a
wealthy stOckbroilcr to execute some re-
pairs He WIS taken by the bntlor into